Creative Steps

Give your child a head start in early learning, with this brand new book series, which delivers key educational concepts for young children, by following the thoughts and adventures of the charming Ticker characters in their everyday lives. Suitable

Spring – the season of hope, new growth and regeneration. Surely this year we can look forward with renewed optimism? During the past couple of years, millions of children lost access to early childhood care and education services and there are clear

Contributors: Emma Angel, Claire Drescher, Sandra Goldsmith, Greenapple Creative, Meg Jones, Lorna Miller, Charlotte Stowell, Kate Tompsett. Production: Design & Illustrations: Jo Robinson Photography: Lee Robinson Photography – www.leejorobinson.com

Orchard Toys are giving three Creative Steps readers the chance to win an exciting games bundle! Orchard Toys games, jigsaws and colouring books offer the perfect balance of learning and fun for children from the age of 18 months. RRP £5.50 A seasona

To help you select activities to suit your learning environment, each project in Creative Steps includes guidelines to the skills and subjects which will be enhanced by doing that activity. To assist with the aims of the Early Years Foundation Stage

Brett Wigdortz is the CEO of tiney, a new early years education initiative on a mission to train up a new generation of childminders and improve standards across UK childcare. He was also the founder of graduate teaching charity Teach First, helping

▝ A4 sheet of black card▝ Selection of coloured card – including green, red, yellow, blue & orange▝ Gold glitter card▝ Pencil▝ Scissors▝ Glue 1 Begin by gathering together the selection of coloured card. Cut out: a rectangle for the rocket body (in g

▝ Cerise pink, orange, blue, light green and dark green wool▝ White and green paint▝ Thin and thick paint brushes▝ Googly eyes▝ PVA glue▝ Black card or the inlay from the top of a chocolate box▝ Chocolate box or similar▝ White card▝ Scissors 1 Start

GIOTTO Turbo Color Fibre pens. Long-lasting super-resistant nib Ø 2,8 mm. Ventilated cap, tightfitting nib, choke-free stopper, secure, water-based ink, use soap and water to remove from skin. Machine-wash at 40° C. on a standard programme. Extra lon

▝ Pencil▝ White A3 paper or thin card▝ Coloured A3 paper or thin card▝ Corrugated card▝ Poster or ready mixed paints▝ Paint tray or a plate▝ Scissors▝ Glue▝ A glue brush▝ Wet wipes or paper towel 1 Lightly draw a tree trunk and branches in pencil ont

The Creation Station help unleash the wonder within, through fun and educational arts and crafts, classes, parties, events and products. As a multi-award-winning, five-star rated company, they inspire over 14,500 children and families every week with

Great books for growing minds KEY: HB HARDBACK ★ PB PAPERBACK ★ BB BOARD BOOK Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings RRP £10.99 (HB) www.bloomsbury.com The Same but Different celebrates everything that makes us unique as well as the similarities

▝ White card▝ Black and white crepe or tissue paper▝ Black card▝ Paper plate▝ PVA glue 1 Draw around the badger template onto white card and cut out. 2 Cut or tear black and white paper into small squares and crumple into small balls. 3 Glue the blac

▝ Pencil▝ Paper▝ Coloured card▝ Self-adhesive felt▝ Scissors▝ Card▝ Buttons or other decorations▝ Glue▝ Ruler 1 Start by making 3 flower templates. Draw 3 circles in different sizes onto paper: 12cm, 10cm, 6cm in diameter. Use a compass or draw aroun

▝ Burgundy plain card▝ Patterned card – in pink and blue▝ Gold edging stickers, flower design▝ Gold letter stickers – to spell out MUM▝ Silver elastic cord▝ Sticky notes pad▝ Scissors▝ Glue 1 Cut out a rectangle of burgundy card to measure 17cm x 24c

■ A4 white card■ Selection of coloured tissue paper■ Black pen■ Ruler■ Scissors■ Glue 1 Use a ruler and black pen to draw a large cross on the sheet of white card. 2 Cut the coloured tissue paper into small squares. Prepare enough to cover the cross

TEMPLATE ON PAGE 63 ▝ Pink and yellow card▝ Scissors▝ Glue▝ Pencil 1 Draw around the petals template onto pink card and cut it out twice. 2 Curl the petals by wrapping the ends and the sides of each petal around a pencil and then unwrapping them. Glu

STORE CUPBOARD: ▝ Yellow and white tissue paper▝ Pipe cleaners▝ Pencil▝ Scissors▝ Scrap of card TEMPLATE ON PAGE 64 Glue your flower onto the front of a button badge with strong glue. 1 Using the scrap of card, cut out a template of the petal shapes

▝ Clear zip lock bags▝ Primary colour paints▝ Duct tape 1 Set up zip lock bags and paints on flat surface before starting activity. 2 Open zip lock bag, squeeze red paint in bottom corner of bag, squeeze yellow paint at the top of bag. 3 As you are a

The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 22 June 1897 to mark the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria's coronation on 20 June 1837. It was the first Diamond Jubilee celebration of any British monarch in history. Quee

Just reading the quote above will give you an insight into the famous modern artist, Marc Chagall. Chagall was born on the 6th July 1887, the eldest of nine siblings in a Jewish family in early Russia. He then went on to spend several years in France

KEY: HB HARDBACK ★ PB PAPERBACK ★ BB BOARD BOOK Ole Könnecke RRP £11.99 (HB) www.geckopress.com Dulcinea has known since she was small not to enter the dangerous magic forest where the witch lives in a castle. But her father hasn’t come home from col

Tick the boxes below to enter for as many of the free gifts featured in this issue as you like. Email your entry to info@creativesteps.co.uk or fill in the coupon – (photocopies will be accepted) and send to: Creative Steps, PO Box 111, Kingsnorth, A